The list of unsuccessful Article 14 ECHR challenges post-SC continues: www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKU... “I find it impossible to say that these objectives set out above fall outside the wide margin of discretion allowed to national governments in this field.”

My take on the UKSC's Dillon judgment - it is a combination of regressive and dubious reasoning. It radically reduces the range of cases in which Art 2 is applicable, in reasoning which flies in the face of the UK Government's promises over the provision: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/05/14/c...

An Employment Tribunal has ruled that allowing trans women access to women’s toilets has the potential to be indirectly discriminatory. The decision sets no formal precedent, and can - and should - be appealed. But it is an important decision, however retrogressive drive.google.com/file/d/1DSLD...

I'm looking forward to reading this Cheat Sheet of how the UKSC will decide constitutional cases over the next decade: Lord Sales, "Constitutional Agency" (forthcoming 2026) global.oup.com/academic/pro...

The Privy Council has recently invited judges from other jurisdictions to sit. Interestingly, in this case one of those judges (Sir Anthony Smellie of the Cayman Islands) has dissented against the Board’s findings. He would have upheld the decision of the lower court: jcpc.uk/uploads/jcpc...

For ICON-S Dublin attendees this year, there will be a roundtable on my book, Judicial Individuality on the UKSC, at 2:30pm on Day 1 of the event (29 June). Join me, @aoifemod.bsky.social, @colinmurray.bsky.social and @anuragdeb.bsky.social for a discussion on judicial behaviour on the UKSC

Nope. I’m firmly of the belief that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza AND that there are serious questions to be asked about the attendees at today’s march. But this whole post is nakedly antisemitic. We on the left need to call this shit out.

Manchester MenReg and the EHRLR are jointly hosting a webinar, "Reflections on Dillon", on the UKSC's Dillon judgment, on 14 May at 1pm. We will have expert commentary from Prof Colin Murray, Dr Eleni Frantziou and Samuel Willis. All are welcome to join. teams.microsoft.com/meet/3787814...

BAILII has announced this year's Henry Brooke Lecture, to take place on 9 July 2026 in London and online. Lady Wise will speak on "The 21st Century Judge: privileges, pitfalls, and potential" and places can be booked here: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

Ironic that Seb Payne of all people is lecturing us on electoral relevance

An update - on 6 May, he Supreme Court (Reed, Burrows, Simler) refused the claimant PTA.

Policy Exchange’s reveal of “Project 2029” policyexchange.org.uk/project-2029... An ominous title, followed by the usual talking points (reform judicial review! repeal the HRA! withdraw from all the treaties!) but a new face - a certain former EHRC Chair…

Over on X, Kemi Badenoch is arguing that the Shadow AG "acted pro bono for veterans and won" in the Dillon appeal. That is not true. Lord Wolfson acted for Northern Ireland Veterans Movement, which made specific submissions relating to Article 2 ECHR which were rejected by the Court.

Dillon is out. The UKSC allows the government's arguments on all grounds. No direct effect, no diminution, no breaches. A real scorched earth approach to the WF. Yikes.

Manchester MenReg and the EHRLR are jointly hosting a webinar, "Reflections on Dillon", on the UKSC's Dillon judgment, on 14 May at 1pm. We will have expert commentary from Prof Colin Murray, Dr Eleni Frantziou and Samuel Willis. All are welcome to join. teams.microsoft.com/meet/3787814...

Lewis Graham: Judicial Ideology and Supreme Court Appointments ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/05/06/l...

Today the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment in Yasak v Turkiye. The Court considered whether the applicant's conviction for being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation breached the Convention. hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-250157 1/5

Rationality and Administrative Delay administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/r...

Great to receive this in the post over the weekend! (I have a short chapter in it on Lord Hope’s diaries)

New blog from me and Marion Sandner for Strasbourg Observers on the recent ECtHR case of DA and RA v United Kingdom. One day I will publish something which doesn't feature a dig at the UKSC's decision in SC, but today is not that day... strasbourgobservers.com/2026/05/01/d...

Snowden LJ is the latest judge to be promoted to the UK Supreme Court. He will replace Lord Richards in June supremecourt.uk/news/lord-ju...

🚨 The UKSC’s Dillon judgment is coming next Thursday (7 May) 🚨

This is a weird one. Campanale was deselected because his beliefs did not align with Lib Dem policies. Why is that a bad thing? Political parties SHOULD be able to select (and deselect) candidates based on their political beliefs. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

No particular order(?!) Unchained Melody, various Eleanor Rigby, the Beatles Inner City Blues, Marvin Gaye Vitamin C, Can Aftermath, Tricky Da Art of Storytelling pt2, Outkast Pyramid Song, Radiohead Teeth Like Gods Shoeshine, Modest Mouse The Glow pt2, Microphones Hive, Earl Sweatshirt/ V Staples

Moore's position appears to be "I don't care if the guy is a rapist, so long as he annoys the right people". Many such cases!

Good post by @finishedloading.bsky.social on our Admin Court Blog on what the ECHR “in accordance with law” requirement means in practice, in the context of a JR against the Met’s use of facial recognition technology

I am not involved in this but my colleagues at Manchester have organised a great conference on the Future of Constitutional Reform taking place at UOM on 20-21 May Details and programme here: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/20/c...

For what it’s worth, here is Akua Reindorf KC, formerly of the EHRC, telling us how the GRA 2004 has “almost no legal significance” following the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland

The Court of Appeal hearing for Ammori’s case (Palestine Action proscription appeal), starting tomorrow, has been listed for 5 judges. This is very rare, especially in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). The judges are: the LCJ, the MR, Edis LJ, Lewis LJ and Whipple LJ

“Once I have finished writing a judgment... I give it to the secure Copilot system on my computer and ask it to identify any internal inconsistencies. It is remarkably effective." Hmmmmmm.

Roundtable on the Magna Carta and Common Law Rights with Lord Mance, Lord Carnwath, Dinah Rose KC, Prof David Feldman, Prof Javier Garcia Oliva and Rev’d Prof Helen Hall 1/3

Suggesting that it’s unlawful for private renters to share a house with a trans person sounds crazy to me, but I’m sure michael foran will come along to explain why this is necessary on his substack or whatever soon enough…?

According to Sex Matters, organisations - including private ones - who *want* to be trans inclusive can't be, because of the Equality Act. I've seen some very sketchy interpretations of the EA as of late, but this one is the most bizarre, I think.

The appeal against Farbey J's decision in Tasib - which rejected the claimant's arguments that the principle of legality should be used to read down secondary legislation - will be heard by the Court of Appeal on 1 July. See my write up here: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t...

On a whim, I had a look to see what incisive legal commentator Steven Barrett is up to these days

Most(?) academics celebrated the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Higgs v Farmor School last year. We didn’t. See why here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @anuragdeb.bsky.social @samuelwillis.bsky.social

Looking forward to speaking at the "Revisiting the ECHR: A Closer Look at Calls for Change" conference at KU Leuven next month. Thanks to Eva Sevrin and Koen Lemmens for organising and for the invite. It will be great to be back in Belgium after a good while. www.law.kuleuven.be/apps/activit...

An unsurprising finding from the ECtHR that Hungary's life sentence regime breaches Article 3 ECHR. Established case law is followed and applied. There's a really interesting dissent by Judge Pisani, questioning many aspects of the Court's case law in this area. hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre?i=001-24...

The UK Supreme Court is getting through its backlog remarkably quickly. According to its website, there are currently only 12 outstanding judgments remaining (of course, new cases are being heard all the time). The oldest outstanding case is Dillon, which was heard on 14-16 October 2025.

Thlimmenos and positive discrimination administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/t...

THE ASSET CLASS publishes today! The book is a roving investigation of private equity, a surreptitious realm of finance that has infiltrated almost every corner of our lives…

It’s quite something when your argument boils down to: anything with a rainbow = promoting gender ideology (!!) = prohibited It was therefore baffling that this exact argument was accepted by a High Court judge last year: dflw.ie/policing-pri...

& intent is usually so hard to prove in war crimes trials... seriously, this is horrendous. That this is said aloud & many will cheer is probably the lowest pt this century. ALL cooperation with US military must stop, or be implicated. He's said it out loud - he's about to commit a war crime.

I’m thrilled that the Guardian Saturday magazine has excerpted one of my favourite chapters from THE ASSET CLASS this weekend: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Hello Bluesky. I haven’t been posting much because it’s been a difficult few months. My husband and I are fundraising for Sands, the baby loss charity. Any donations will be very gratefully received: justgiving.com/page/gandmfu...

Helpful piece from @edbatesechr.bsky.social on Art 3 ECHR and the extra-territorial context echrblog.com/the-cddhs-ch...

Statutory time limits and court fees: when are statutory appeals “brought”? administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/s...

The Inner House has rejected Huisman's appeal. Scotland's tuition fees scheme, in which different fees are required from those with no "connection" with Scotland, does not breach the ECHR. Re Huisman [2026] CSIH 17 www.bailii.org/scot/cases/S... 1/3

We’re at the SLSA Conference this week! Stop by our stand to browse our books, take advantage of our conference discount, and talk proposals with our publisher Kate Whetter. @sussex.ac.uk @slsauk.bsky.social #SLSA2026